Nucor Places First with Charity Run

The article below was written by Cody Frederick, an 11^th Grade student at Holt High School. 

The air is brisk, the breeze, refreshing. In spite of the early hour, and the persistent darkness, you can already feel warmth and humidity. That's Alabama weather for you. The first runner of the day arrives, a young girl, father in tow.

 An hour later, it's almost too crowded to move.

Thus is the (happy) fate of the 2009 Nucor 5K Walk/Run, an annual charity event established three years ago, with this year's proceeds going to the Holt High School Athletic Department. The marathon, a three-mile track that goes from the intersection above Holt High School to Nucor Steel, up hills, past Holt Baptist Church, and back, consists of both a race, for which prizes were given, and a standard walk. Following the Walk/Run, door prizes, donated by businesses in and around the Holt community, were given out.

The Walk/Run took place on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. at Holt High School. The overall male Winners included Owen Bradley in 1^st, Zac Cook 2^nd, and Jeff Clark in 3^rd, while the top female winners were Anallisa Patrick in 1^st place, Kolson Lamb in 2^nd, and Sara Gibson in 3^rd. There was also a "Masters" category with one female and one male winner, Frannie James, and Glenn Dodd respectively.

Principal Neal Guy, Adopt-A-School committee members Judy Watkins and Sandra Tittle, and all of the students, faculty, and community friends of Holt High School would like to thank Nucor and all of its representatives for their hard work and many hours of service in preparing this successful event.